Spotting Shady Internet Marketing & SEO Service Providers

[mandy]

Washington State Sues Internet Marketing/SEO Firm For Making False Promises

The State of Washington has filed suit against a Redmond-based search engine optimization and Web services outfit that has done business under the names Visible.net, Captures.com and WebMarketingSource.com. In essence, the state attorney general contends that these entities have ripped off their mostly mom-and-pop clientele through a pattern of unfulfilled performance promises and financial shenanigans...

The attorney general has charged the company and its owner, Gilbert Walker, with:

        * Misrepresenting the ability to significantly increase traffic to customer Web sites by achieving top search-engine rankings and failing to deliver other promised services...

full article: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/35218

[mandy]

A related article:

How to Spot Shady Internet Marketing & SEO Service Providers

It’s incredible the deluge of junk and spam out there originating from hack SEO and SEM service providers. If you’re a business owner or a marketing director who’s new to search engine optimization and marketing it’s easy to get lost and discouraged among the promotional swill. I’ve put together a list of warning signs that will allow you to steer clear of the hacks, what you can expect when searching for SEO or SEM services within specific sites, and where to look for reputable people and firms....

full article: http://www.squareoak.com/blog/how-to-spo...providers/